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1 The big pay turnaround: Eurozone recovering, emerging markets falter in 2015 Global salary rises up compared to last year But workers in key emerging markets will experience real wage cuts Increase in Europe driven by previously struggling countries such as Ireland and Greece Latest data from global management consultancy Hay Group reveals that salaries are increasing at a faster rate than last year despite disappointing growth in several key emerging markets. Struggling emerging markets Salaries across the globe are set to rise by 5.4% on average for 2015 compared to 5.2% last year. But this average masks a significant slowdown in emerging markets like Brazil, Russia and Ukraine, which have been the key drivers of growth in recent years. Workers in these countries can expect to see salary rises of 6.1%, 6.8% and 6.8% respectively. However, with inflation (predicted to be 6.5%, 7.5% and 10.7%), employees will experience real wage cuts of 0.4%, 0.7% and 3.9%. Signs of hope in Europe Salaries in Europe have been buoyed by the improving performance of economies that have struggled recently. Most notably, Greece and Ireland are set to see salary rises of 1.3% and 1.4% respectively, a real wage growth of 2.5% and 1.1% compared to 0.8% and 0.2% last year, as both countries return to economic growth. Across the region, salaries are expected to rise by 3.1%. And with low inflation (predicted to be 1.5%), employees will see real average wage growth of 1.6%. It is also good news in the UK for employees who will start to see a recovery in wage growth. While salary rises of 2.5% are the same as last year, with lower inflation (predicted to be 1.7%) employees will experience an increase in real income (0.8%) for only the second time since

2 Turkey is forecast to experience the largest increase in Europe with pay rises up to 9.0% but workers will still feel a squeeze on income with inflation predicted to be 8.9%. Ben Frost, consultant at Hay Group, comments: This year s global forecast shows pay rises rising at a higher rate this year compared to last. However, this conceals stark variations from region to region and country to country. Each market has its own complexities and organizations must understand the detail if they want to attract and retain the best workers. The big turnaround is between Europe and the emerging markets. Real pay is now rising in many European markets, but in key emerging economies, which have been the boom area of the last 10 years, real wages are falling. Continued pressure in Latin America Wage rises in Latin America are being eroded by high inflation. Despite employees across the region being forecasted to receive the highest salary increases of 9.7% on average, with inflation predicted to be 10.7%, workers will see an average real wage cut of 1.0%. Venezuela is set to suffer the most significant cut in real income across the globe. Despite salary increases of 40.3%, when accounting for predicted inflation (64.4%), employees will receive real wage cuts of 24.1%. Highest salary growth in Asia In Asia, salaries are forecast to increase by 6.8% down 0.2% from last year but with relatively low predicted inflation (3.7%), employees are set to experience the highest growth in real income across the globe (3.1%). The largest increases are forecast in Vietnam (11.4%), Indonesia (10.0%) and China (8.0%). And, even when inflation is factored in, real pay rises are 6.6%, 4.4% and 5.7% respectively. The high pay rises in this region reflect the ongoing war for talent, both for experienced managers and new graduates from the best universities. In China, it is also the result of pressure from the government to create a burgeoning middle class which means minimum wages are rising across China s second and third tier cities. And in Vietnam, workers are benefitting from the country s higher than average GDP growth. 2

3 Stable North America Pay rises in North America are forecast at 2.8% up 0.1% compared to last year and with inflation predicted to be 2.1%, employees will experience a real income increase of 0.7%. Strong growth in the Middle East and Africa Despite broader economic and political turmoil, salaries in the Middle East and Africa are forecast to rise by 5.6% and 6.9% respectively, a real growth in income of 2.9% and 2.0% as inflation is predicted to remain relatively low. Ben Frost concludes: To make low salary rises stretch further, workers who are performing well may receive higher than average pay increases, while it s likely that poor and average performing workers will receive little if no increase. However, a business is nothing without its people and, during periods of low growth, organizations must think creatively about how they motivate and reward their employees. Ends Please note: this study should be credited to global management consultancy, Hay Group, and not Hay or Hays, which are separate and unrelated organisations. For further information For further information on this story or to interview Iain Fitzpatrick please contact James Boyd-Wallis at Notes to Editors About the study The data was drawn from Hay Group PayNet which contains data for more than 16 million job holders in 24,000 organizations across more than 110 countries. It shows predicted salary increases for 2015 and compares them to predictions made at this time last year regarding It also compares them to inflation rates from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Country Region 2015 Salary Forecast 2014 inflation i Salary Increase vs inflation ( Real increase) Algeria Africa 6.6% 2.5% 4.1% 6.4% 2014 Salary Forecast Egypt Africa 10.0% 9.5% 0.5% 10.0% 3

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